PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tickle McDickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Newton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Newton
vs
McDickerson

225 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tickle McDickerson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by McDickerson.
McDickerson works the jab nicely.

It looks like Jack Newton has been cut.
McDickerson throws a right hand that misses

and Newton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDickerson's guard.
McDickerson working a defensive guard here.
McDickerson wants to stand and escape but Newton is having none of it.
McDickerson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

McDickerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Newton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newton keeping moving, preventing McDickerson from controlling successfully.
Newton is breathing heavily.
McDickerson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDickerson defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton keeping moving, preventing McDickerson from controlling successfully.
Newton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDickerson wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
McDickerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Newton has wrist control.
Newton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDickerson wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
Newton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Newton tries to get out of the position.
McDickerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

McDickerson drops back looking for a leg! Newton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newton manages to kick McDickerson off! McDickerson jumps back into Newton's guard.
McDickerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Newton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDickerson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Newton keeping moving, preventing McDickerson from controlling successfully.
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Newton is pulling down on McDickerson's head. It's preventing any offense from McDickerson, at least for the moment.
Newton keeping moving, preventing McDickerson from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McDickerson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDickerson missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDickerson misses with a straight left.
Newton attempts a counter takedown but McDickerson avoids it well and moves away.
McDickerson thows a body kick. Newton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDickerson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDickerson throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Newton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDickerson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tickle McDickerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for McDickerson.
McDickerson sizes up Newton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDickerson lands a glancing blow to the side of Newton's head.

Newton is rocked!
McDickerson steps in with a hook that catches Newton right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McDickerson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Newton looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tickle McDickerson!
Tickle McDickerson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, RAGS of a RONIN, into his post fight interview.